3 more track athletes nabbed in doping scandal shows track still faces perception problem

With a gold medalist in one of its top events busted for doping at the Beijing Games, the troubled sport of track and field is once again at the center of an Olympic drug scandal.

Bahrain’s 1,500-meter gold medalist, 2 cyclists, 3 others caught in Beijing doping retests

LONDON — The gold medalist in one of track and field’s glamour races and a silver winner in cycling are among six athletes from the Beijing Games nabbed for blood doping in the latest Olympic drug scandal.

Dominican Comm. says weightlifter Contreras tested positive for doping at Beijing Olympics

LONDON — The last of the six athletes caught in drug retests from the Beijing Games has now been identified — it’s Dominican women’s weightlifter Yudelquis Contreras.

Bahrain’s 1,500-meter gold medalist and 2 cyclists caught in Beijing doping retests

LONDON — Bahrain’s first Olympic track and field gold medalist, an Italian cycling silver medalist and a prominent German cyclist are among the six athletes caught for blood doping in retests of their Beijing samples.

Person familiar with results: Greek walker and Croatian runner caught in Beijing drug tests

LONDON — A person with knowledge of the results says Greek race walker Athanasia Tsoumeleka and Croatian 800-meter runner Vanja Perisic are among the six Olympic athletes caught for doping in retests of Beijing samples.

2 medalists among 6 positive doping cases found in restest of Beijing blood samples for CERA

Add the Beijing Games to that growing list of Olympics where winners and losers are still being sorted out long after the torch goes dark.

IOC finds 6 positive doping samples from Beijing Olympics retest, including 2 medalists

LONDON — The IOC is still uncovering drug cheats eight months after the Beijing Olympics ended.

Person familiar with testing: 2 medalists among 6 positive doping cases from Beijing retest

LONDON — A person familiar with a new round of drug tests from the Beijing Olympics says two medalists were among six athletes who turned up positive when their blood samples were rechecked.

IOC reports 6 Olympic athletes tested positive for CERA in retesting of Beijing doping samples

LONDON — The IOC’s pursuit of drug cheats from the Beijing Olympics paid off Tuesday with confirmation that six athletes turned up positive for a new blood-boosting substance in retests of samples from last year’s games.

IOC reports 6 Olympic athletes tested positive for CERA in retesting of Beijing doping samples

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC says six Olympic athletes have been found positive for doping in retesting of Beijing samples.